Sunday, November 06, 2016

Magnetometer

Made two small beam like brackets of 5mm aluminium, drilled holes and tapped them for m4 bolts. The bolts will be long enough to hold the magnetometer with 4 m4 nuts. All is stainless (non magnetic). Then RTVd them in place, so the bots can easily be replaced (maybe I will use some that are a bit more aerodynamic). The tips are finally ready for paint.

Essentials

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Why a Onex?

The Onex is unique. It is a single seater, powered by a VW engine, it's aerobatic and it has folding wings.

What happened to my RV-4? it's put on hold for the time being. I have to have an airplane up and running, and a new Onex kit is a faster and cheaper way to achieve that even though the RV-4 is almost half way there. Due to the folding wings, I can actually see a way to place it on Værnes airfield as well, a thing I still cannot see happen with my RV-4, which is important for the motivation.

All in all the Onex has charm like no other. It is also the quintessential homebuilt aircraft, even the engine has to be put together by the builder.